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sin·gul·tus
/
sɪŋˈgʌl
təs
/
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[
sing-
guhl
-t
uh
s
]
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noun,
plural
sin·gul·tus·es.
Medicine/Medical
.
a hiccup.
Also,
sin·gul·ta·tion
/
ˌsɪŋ
gəlˈteɪ
ʃən
/
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[
sing-g
uh
l-
tey
-sh
uh
n
]
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.
Origin:
1745–55;
<
Latin:
sob, dying breath, hiccup
Related forms
sin·gul·tous,
adjective
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singultus
(sɪŋˈɡʌltəs)
—
n
a technical name for
hiccup
[C18: from Latin, literally: a sob]
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